halt, marching at quick time, half step, or double timein place. The command of execution may be given aseither foot strikes the ground.From a halt: On the command Mark Time, shiftyour weight to your right leg without noticeablemovement. On the command MARCH, beginning withyour left foot and then alternating, raise each foot so thatthe ball of the foot is approximately 2 inches and theheel is approximately 4 inches from the ground. Swingyour arms naturally as in marching.When marching at quick time: On the commandMARCH, take one more 30-inch step. Bring your heelstogether and begin marking time without loss ofcadence. To resume the march at quick time, give thecommands Forward, MARCH. On the commandMARCH, take one more step in place and move out witha 30-inch step.When marching in place at double time: On thecommand MARCH, take one more step in place atdouble time and commence marking time.MARCHING IN PLACE AT DOUBLE TIME: Tomarch in place at double time, give the commands InPlace, Double Time, MARCH. They may be givenwhile halted, while marching at double time, or whilemarking time.From a halt: On the preparatory command, shiftyour weight to your right leg without noticeablemovement. On the command MARCH, raise your armsas for double time and commence marching in place asfor mark time; the cadence is 180 steps per minute andthe feet are raised about 6 inches from the ground.When marching at double time: On thecommand MARCH, take two more double time steps.Bring your feet together and begin double time in placewithout loss of cadence.At the commands Double Time, MARCH, resumethe march at double time. On MARCH, take two moresteps in place and move out at double time rate.When marking time: On the command MARCH,take one more step in mark time and commencemarching at double time in place.HALT: The commands are Squad, (Platoon,Company, as appropriate), HALT. The command ofexecution may be given as either foot strikes theground.When marching in quick time: At the commandHALT, execute a halt in two counts by taking anadditional step and then bring the other foot alongside.When marching in double time: A halt is made inthree counts. At the command HALT, take one more36-inch step at double time, one 30-inch step at quicktime, and bring the heels together.When side-stepping: The preparatory commandis given when the heels are together, and the commandof execution usually is given the next time the heels aretogether. After HALT is given, take one more step andbring the heels together.When marking time: Take one step after HALT isgiven and bring your heels together.From in place at double time: On HALT, take onestep at double time, one step at quick time, and bringyour heels together.When back-stepping: On HALT, take one morestep and bring the forward heel back against the other.SQUAD DRILLA squad is a group of persons formed for thepurpose of instruction, discipline, control, and order.Normally, no fewer than 8 and not more than 12persons are under the direction of a squad leader. Theusual formation is a single rank or line, or a single fileor column, as shown in figure 8-7. The first formationis always in line, but the squad is marched only forshort distances in this formation. When not at drill, asquad may be formed in two ranks and marched in acolumn of twos. Usually squads, as well as all otherunits, are formed at normal intervals.MOVEMENTS: Most troop movements requiringchanges in direction are accomplished by reversingdirection or by flanking, oblique, or columnmovements. Many maneuvers, however, require acombination of two or more of these basic movements.For movements that can be made either to the right orleft, you will be given the commands and descriptionsfor only those to the right. Unless indicated otherwise,you may assume that a movement can be made in eitherdirection.Preparatory commands for these movements aregiven so that the last word of the command ispronounced when the foot in the direction of themovement strikes the ground. Commands of executionalso are given as that same foot strikes the ground.8-26